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Scientists on the Micronesian island of Palau have recently discovered the fossilized remains of a previously unknown species of humans. Due to the small size of the skeletons, the species is often referred to as being Hobbit-like, a reference to the fictional creatures of the same name in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit novels.
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Fast Facts:
- Discovered by South African palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger while on vacation in 2006
- Scientific name: Homo floresiensis
- Characteristics: Large teeth, small faces and reduced chins
- Fossils are between 1,400 and 3,000 years old
- Full paper published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE
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